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AGENCY
[FRL–9975–26—Region 6]
Clean Air Act Operating Permit
Program; Petitions for Objection to
State Operating Permit for ExxonMobil
Corporation, ExxonMobil Baytown
Olefins Plant, Harris County, Texas
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Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final Order on Petition
for objection to Clean Air Act title V
operating permit.
AGENCY:
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Federal Energy Regulatory
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Cheyenne Connector, LLC; Rockies
Express Pipeline LLC; Notice of
Meeting Attendance
The environmental staff of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) will attend three
informational public open house
meetings sponsored by Cheyenne
Connector, LLC and Rockies Express
Pipeline LLC. The project sponsor
(Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP) will have
information on hand for two of its
related proposed projects in Weld
County, Colorado: The Cheyenne
Connector Pipeline (approximately 70
miles of new 36-inch-diameter pipeline
and five new meter and regulating
stations) and the REX Cheyenne Hub
Enhancement (a new 32,100 horsepower
compressor station as well as
modifications to the existing Cheyenne
Hub facility). The meetings will be on
April 3, 4, and 5, 2018, in Platteville,
Eaton, and Kersey, Colorado,
respectively.
Commission staff will be present to
explain the Commission’s
environmental review process and
answer related questions. For more
information about the projects,
including meeting details, visit Tallgrass
Energy Partners, LP’s website at
www.tallgrassenergylp.com/
Projects.aspx. Project-related questions
can be directed to
AskCheyenneConnector@
tallgrassenergylp.com (or call 855–288–
3997); or AskCheyenneHub@
tallgrassenergylp.com (or call 855–211–
1262).
Dated: March 16, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an
Order dated March 1, 2018, denying a
Petition dated August 8, 2016 from the
Environmental Integrity Project, Sierra
Club, and Air Alliance Houston. The
Petition requested that the EPA object to
a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating
permit issued by the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to
ExxonMobil Corporation (ExxonMobil)
for its Baytown Olefins Plant located in
Harris County, Texas.
ADDRESSES: The EPA requests that you
contact the individual listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
view copies of the final Order, the
Petition, and other supporting
information. You may review copies of
the final Order, the Petition, and other
supporting information at the EPA
Region 6 Office, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. You may
view the hard copies Monday through
Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., excluding
federal holidays. If you wish to examine
these documents, you should make an
appointment at least 24 hours before the
visiting day. Additionally, the final
Order and Petition are available
electronically at: https://www.epa.gov/
title-v-operating-permits/title-v-petitiondatabase.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aimee Wilson, EPA Region 6, (214)
665–7596, wilson.aimee@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA
affords EPA a 45-day period to review
and object to, as appropriate, operating
permits proposed by state permitting
authorities under title V of the CAA.
Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA authorizes
any person to petition the EPA
Administrator to object to a title V
operating permit within 60 days after
the expiration of the EPA’s 45-day
review period if the EPA has not
objected on its own initiative. Petitions
must be based only on objections to the
permit that were raised with reasonable
specificity during the public comment
period provided by the state, unless the
SUMMARY:
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petitioner demonstrates that it was
impracticable to raise these issues
during the comment period or unless
the grounds for the issue arose after this
period.
The EPA received the Petition from
the Environmental Integrity Project,
Sierra Club, and Air Alliance Houston
dated August 8, 2016, requesting that
the EPA object to the issuance of
operating permit no. O1553, issued by
TCEQ to ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins
Plant in Harris County, Texas. The
Petition claims that: (1) TCEQ did not
have the authority to create a federallyenforceable PAL permit at the time
PAL6 was issued, (2) the PAL6 permit
is not federally enforceable because of
alleged defects with how TCEQ
calculated the facility’s baseline
emissions, and (3) PAL6 does not
establish a PAL for PM2.5.
On March 1, 2018, the EPA
Administrator issued an Order denying
the Petition. The Order explains the
basis for EPA’s decision.
Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the
CAA provide that a petitioner may
request judicial review of those portions
of an order that deny issues in a
petition. Any petition for review shall
be filed in the United States Court of
Appeals for the appropriate circuit no
later than May 22, 2018.
Dated: March 16, 2018.
Anne Idsal,
Regional Administrator, Region 6.
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AGENCY
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Environmental Impact Statements;
Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information (202)
564–7156 or https://www2.epa.gov/nepa.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
Statements
Filed 03/12/2018 Through 03/16/2018
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
Notice
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
requires that EPA make public its
comments on EISs issued by other
Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
on EISs are available at: https://
cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/
action/eis/search.
EIS No. 20180043, Final, USACE, NC,
Holden Beach East End Shore
Protection Project, Review Period
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Sugg 910–251–4811
EIS No. 20180044, Final, USFS, WY,
North Savery Project, Review Period
Ends: 04/23/2018, Contact: Paula
Guenther 307–745–2310 or 307–326–
5258
EIS No. 20180045, Draft, NMFS, OR,
Draft Environmental Impact
Statement to Analyze Impacts of
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries
Service Proposed Approval of
Hatchery and Genetic Management
Plans for Spring Chinook Salmon,
Steelhead, and Rainbow Trout in the
Upper Willamette River Basin
Pursuant to Section 4(d) of the
Endangered Species Act, Comment
Period Ends: 05/07/2018, Contact:
Lance Kruzic 541–957–3381
EIS No. 20180046, Draft, BLM, WY,
Draft Environmental Impact
Statement: Riley Ridge to Natrona
Project, Comment Period Ends: 05/07/
2018, Contact: Mark Mackiewicz 435–
636–3613
EIS No. 20180047, Draft Supplement,
BLM, AK, Alpine Satellite
Development Plan for the Proposed
Greater Mooses Tooth 2 Development
Project, Comment Period Ends: 05/07/
2018, Contact: Stephanie Rice 907–
271–3202
Dated: March 19, 2018.
Kelly Knight,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0141; FRL–9975–59]
Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, and Malathion;
National Marine Fisheries Service
Biological Opinion Issued Under the
Endangered Species Act; Notice of
Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is seeking comment on
the final Biological Opinion (BiOp)
issued under the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) by the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), regarding the
potential effects of chlorpyrifos,
malathion, and diazinon on federally
listed threatened or endangered species
(listed species) and their designated
critical habitats.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 22, 2018.
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Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0141, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tracy Perry, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 308–0128; email address:
Perry.Tracy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, farm worker, and
agricultural advocates; the chemical
industry; pesticide users; and members
of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides and/or
the potential impacts of pesticide use on
listed species and designated critical
habitat. Since others also may be
interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this
action.
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD–ROM the specific information that
is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
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includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When preparing and submitting your
comments, see the commenting tips at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
comments.html.
C. How can I get copies of this
document and other related
information?
A copy of the Biological Opinion on
Pesticides: Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, and
Malathion is available in the docket
under docket identification (ID) number
EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0141.
II. What action is the Agency taking?
A. Authority
The ESA requires Federal agencies,
such as EPA, to ensure that their actions
are not likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of species listed as
threatened or endangered under the
ESA, or destroy or adversely modify the
designated critical habitat of such
species. The registration of a pesticide
under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
constitutes an EPA ‘‘action’’ under the
ESA. If EPA determines a pesticide may
affect a listed species or its designated
critical habitat, EPA must initiate
consultation with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS) or NMFS (the
Service or Services), as appropriate. In
response to a Federal agency initiating
formal consultation, the Service(s)
develops a BiOp in which it provides its
opinion on whether the ‘‘action’’ is
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of a listed species and/or is
likely to destroy or adversely modify
designated critical habitat and, if so,
describes reasonable and prudent
alternatives (RPAs) to avoid the
determination. The BiOp will also
address whether the action will result in
incidental take of listed species and, if
so, provide a statement specifying the
amount of any permitted incidental take
and setting forth reasonable and prudent
measures (RPMs) necessary or
appropriate to minimize the impact of
such take.
B. Background
Consistent with EPA’s responsibility
under the ESA, on January 18, 2017,
EPA released national-level endangered
species Biological Evaluations (BEs) for
chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion to
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-9038-3]
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information (202) 564-7156 or https://www2.epa.gov/nepa.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements
Filed 03/12/2018 Through 03/16/2018
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
Notice
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/action/eis/search.
EIS No. 20180043, Final, USACE, NC, Holden Beach East End Shore
Protection Project, Review Period
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Ends: 04/23/2018, Contact: Mickey Sugg 910-251-4811
EIS No. 20180044, Final, USFS, WY, North Savery Project, Review Period
Ends: 04/23/2018, Contact: Paula Guenther 307-745-2310 or 307-326-5258
EIS No. 20180045, Draft, NMFS, OR, Draft Environmental Impact Statement
to Analyze Impacts of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service Proposed
Approval of Hatchery and Genetic Management Plans for Spring Chinook
Salmon, Steelhead, and Rainbow Trout in the Upper Willamette River
Basin Pursuant to Section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act, Comment
Period Ends: 05/07/2018, Contact: Lance Kruzic 541-957-3381
EIS No. 20180046, Draft, BLM, WY, Draft Environmental Impact Statement:
Riley Ridge to Natrona Project, Comment Period Ends: 05/07/2018,
Contact: Mark Mackiewicz 435-636-3613
EIS No. 20180047, Draft Supplement, BLM, AK, Alpine Satellite
Development Plan for the Proposed Greater Mooses Tooth 2 Development
Project, Comment Period Ends: 05/07/2018, Contact: Stephanie Rice 907-
271-3202
Dated: March 19, 2018.
Kelly Knight,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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